Re: Naked Eye/See Me Feel Me

[magik <magik1@optonline.net>]

To All:

Q104.3, NY's only "classic rock" station just announced that the band is indeed
the Wallflowers. I haven't yet had chance to confirm with the box office.

Tweeter: Jeff, I found it to be my favorite, not necessarily the best, but to me
it was. As I was lucky enough to be in the front row for that show and when they
went into the NE/SMFM songs, it caught me totally by surprise. When Roger
repeated Pete's verse, instead of the 3rd verse, it gave me the chance to hear
one of my most fav verses done by both Pete & Rog, the same night! When they
make these mistakes on stage, I find I get a big kick out of it.

That night Pete was making fun of Roger, behind his back, all night. It was
instant karma, when Pete blew the beginning of, of all songs, Pinball Wizard,
and had to restart it! It was an extremely magical and special night !

magik


Jeff House wrote:

> I've been thinking about my personal favorite moment from the Boston show
> (the only show I was able to attend), and was able to revisit it via
> Sharkbait's tre cool site  -
>
> http://members.nbci.com/deafjob/video.htm
>
> The grid is cool.  It is great to see that someone else thought enough of
> that moment to go to the trouble of booting and upload it to share with
> others.  Most everyone around me was disinterested in this somewhat obscure
> song, and Roger and Pete rightfully joked about its failure since Roger
> mangled the lyrics so badly.  I was ecstatic.  Am I strange?  I was
> completely sober and I consider myself to be quite sane so what gives?
>
> My history with Naked Eye:  I have always loved this song.  The live
> versions on IOW and Max R&B are spine-tinglers.  The great lyrical foreplay
> (with drug reference) builds on the My Generation jam riff into the orgasmic
> instrumental section at the end.  This jam highlights what I love about The
> Who.  Slashing Pete riffs pounded perfectly by the best rhythm section ever.
> It seems to build in tempo and intensity, tumbling down the scales until it
> abrublty ends, leaving me wanting more.  <I need a smoke after that>
>
> What was so great about them trying it in 2000?  Pulling this out
> unrehearsed was ballsy.  Switching into See Me Feel Me was nearly unnatural
> (to me).  Yeah, I know they were both often part of the MG jams, but it was
> completely unexpected.  If you look at the tape you can see how Pete and Rog
> are concentrating on *each other*.  This looks and feels like a rehearsal -
> very intimate.
>
> Lastly, I believe this was the only time on this tour that they tried it.  I
> was lucky to be there at that moment.
>
> Less than a month to MSG!
> SFX says they will announce the opener late Monday.
>
> Jeff